It's All Coming Back

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Chapter 5 –I Can't Help-

Casey's POV

After dinner mom called Derek and I into the kitchen to speak with us privately.

"Now as you both know your rooms have changed in the years. And George and I moved upstairs into Derek's old room and Lizzie moved into Casey's old room. And Lizzie's old room became George's office. There is only really one open room, in the basement. But it only has one bed." She sounded slightly nervous when she was saying this.

"Mom I don't understand what you're saying. Derek can just sleep on the couch or even better in his stupid chair." I said to her.

"I'm not sleeping on the couch princess, you've put me there enough over the years and I will sleep in the bed. About time you had to suffer!" Derek all but shouted.

"The two of you can discuss this while you wash the dishes I have stuff to do for Lizzie and Edwin's wedding." And with that she left the kitchen. Leaving us alone to discuss sleeping.

I didn't want to talk to him. I didn't want to share a room with him. All I have to do is get him to agree that it is in both our best interest for him to sleep on the couch. Or better yet his car.

"Derek why can't you just sleep on the couch. You know very well I can't sleep on something so small. It will hurt my back in the morning." As I said this I tried to give the saddest face I could. Puppy dog eyes and all. I knew how much he couldn't handle that.

Derek's POV

Ugh why is she looking at me like that? I'm not sleeping on the couch. Honestly I didn't even want her on the couch. I missed the feel of her cuddled up against me.

"Casey why don't we just both sleep in the bed. Put up a little divider between us. Neither of us moves in our sleep so it won't be a big deal."

I could see the look on her face. As if she was really considering what I just said. "I don't know Derek; I don't want anyone getting the wrong idea us sharing a bed and all."

"Casey, Casey, Casey. It's our family they know how we feel about each other actually the whole world knows how we feel about each other."

Casey's POV

Unfortunately he was right on everyone knowing how we felt about each. He being a famous hockey player meant every news channel felt the need to talk about our divorce. 'The Great Derek Venturi in the penalty box with soon to be ex-wife.' So many headlines. All relating to hockey and us failing.

"It has to be a very good divider Derek." And with that I turned to the sink and began the dishes.

We were in silence for the first 5 minutes before he started singing an old song he use to sing when we would wash dishes in our home.

-5 Years Ago-

Casey and Derek were standing in their kitchen after just eating dinner and were not washing the dishes. Derek would dry while Casey washed. But Derek being Derek got bored and decided to be the perfect romantic he was.

'Wise men say only fools rush in

But I can't help falling in love with you'

Casey began giggling at Derek's sad attempt at sounding like Elvis. But she still found it cute.

'Take my hand, take my whole life too'

And with that Derek grabbed Casey and began dancing around the kitchen with her.

Casey's POV

And suddenly at the same part as always he grabbed my hand from the sink and spun me toward him.

"Der-ek! What are your doing!" I half shouted half whispered at him. I didn't want everyone to come down here.

"SSh Casey just have some fun, we haven't seen each other in four years" He whispered in my ears and sent chills down my back. But I just let it go and allowed Derek to spin me around the kitchen table. Singing in my ear.

Shall I stay

Would it be a sin

If I can't help falling in love with you

Lizzie's POV

I was heading down to the living room to grab my computer when I heard singing coming from the kitchen. I quietly peaked into the kitchen and there was Derek and Casey dancing. With Derek singing to her. The look on Casey's face was an actual happy look. Ever since they divorced it seemed like neither of them could be happy anymore.

I mean yes Derek still had hockey and Casey still had writing but I always felt they were distraction from the fact they really did miss each other. To be honest I was worried when Edwin and I decided to have them be Maid of Honor and Best Man. We knew it meant Casey and Derek walking in together and being announced together. We kept worrying about how to announce them since Casey was still Casey Venturi.

She shocked everyone when she decided to stay Venturi we all thought she would change it back to show her independents and not needing Derek.

I soon realized Derek had stopped singing and they had stopped dancing and realized I need to get out of there before they saw me.

Casey's POV

What was I doing. Dancing with Derek in the kitchen. But something about him holding me reminding me of so much. Things I had tried so hard to forget. To just move on with my life. I pulled myself out of his arms and went back to the dishes. And he went back to drying, finishing in silence.

In case you didn't know the song was Elvis's I Can't help falling in love with you – such a cute song